Removing MSN Messenger 5 Properly

[Doggie]

If you don't like MSN Messenger 5 and wanna remove it the best way possible, try this

Bring the RUN command up and add to the textbox

msiexec.exe /x {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B00543}

It will prompt

Are you sure you want to uninstall this program?

Click Yes to remove

[Aaron]

Tried that on my test VPC running Windows XP with MSN Messenger 5.0.0544 installed. After clicking Yes, I get the

"This action is only valid for products that are currently installed" error message.

just letting you know

[Doggie]

i've fixed it by making a very small prog to grab details to remove.. got no where to upload it

[Doggie]

oh sorry ppls.. forgot that windows messenger 5 is the problem my bad

[gamehead200]

If you don't like Windows Messenger 5 and wanna remove it the best way possible, try this

Bring the RUN command up and add to the textbox

msiexec /x {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B10138}

It will prompt

Are you sure you want to uninstall this program?

Click Yes to remove

I got it right, now... w00t

[Doggie]

u do know gamehead that the {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B10138} eg CLSID is random for all installs so not everyone has the same one thats why i made a proggy to automatic detect the CLSID and remove it nicely :Woot:

[gamehead200]

****...

[Doggie]

For a source for this here it is vb code